This article walks through, in detail, accessing data specific to projects, primarily via mermaid_get_project_data().

To access data related to your MERMAID projects, first obtain a list of your projects with mermaid_get_my_projects().

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library(mermaidr)
my_projects <- mermaid_get_my_projects()

my_projects
#> # A tibble: 19 × 15
#>    id                          name  countries num_sites tags  notes status data_policy_beltfish
#>    <chr>                       <chr> <chr>         <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>  <chr>               
#>  1 02e6915c-1c64-4d2c-bac0-32… TWP … Indonesia        14 "WCS… ""    Open   Private             
#>  2 170e7182-700a-4814-8f1e-45… 2018… Fiji             10 "WCS… "Thi… Open   Private             
#>  3 173c2353-3ee3-49d1-b08a-a6… Copy… Fiji              8 "WCS… "Nam… Open   Public Summary      
#>  4 1fbdb9ea-9adf-4038-bbe2-52… a2    Canada, …         9 "WWF… "Nam… Open   Private             
#>  5 2c0c9857-b11c-4b82-b7ef-e9… Shar… Canada, …        27 ""    "dhf… Open   Public Summary      
#>  6 2d6cee25-c0ff-4f6f-a8cd-66… WCS … Mozambiq…        74 "WCS… "Dat… Open   Private             
#>  7 3a9ecb7c-f908-4262-8769-1b… Aceh… Indonesia        18 "WCS… ""    Open   Private             
#>  8 4080679f-1145-4d13-8afb-c2… Mada… Madagasc…        74 "WCS… "MAC… Open   Private             
#>  9 4d23d2a1-774f-4ccf-b567-69… Mada… Madagasc…        16 "WCS… "Mon… Open   Public Summary      
#> 10 507d1af9-edbd-417e-a65c-35… Kari… Indonesia        43 "WCS… ""    Open   Private             
#> 11 5679ef3d-bafc-453d-9e1a-a4… Mada… Madagasc…        33 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary      
#> 12 5f13e6dc-40cc-4ef9-9c16-ae… Copy… Indonesia        43 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary      
#> 13 75ef7a5a-c770-4ca6-b9f8-83… Kubu… Fiji             78 "WCS… ""    Open   Private             
#> 14 7a6bfd69-6635-4281-937c-2b… Copy… Belize           31 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary      
#> 15 9de82789-c38e-462e-a1a8-e0… XPDC… Indonesia        37 ""    "XPD… Open   Private             
#> 16 a1b7ff1f-81cd-4efc-978b-cf… Grea… Fiji             76 "Uni… ""    Open   Private             
#> 17 bacd3529-e0f4-40f4-a089-99… Beli… Belize, …        32 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary      
#> 18 d065cba4-ed09-47fd-89fb-22… 2019… Fiji             31 "WCS… "Ble… Open   Private             
#> 19 e1efb1e0-0af8-495a-9c69-fd… 2016… Fiji              8 "WCS… "Nam… Open   Private             
#> # ℹ 7 more variables: data_policy_benthiclit <chr>, data_policy_benthicpit <chr>,
#> #   data_policy_benthicpqt <chr>, data_policy_habitatcomplexity <chr>,
#> #   data_policy_bleachingqc <chr>, created_on <chr>, updated_on <chr>

This function returns information on your projects, including project countries, the number of sites, tags, data policies, and more.

To filter for specific projects, you can use the filter function from dplyr:

library(dplyr)

indonesia_projects <- my_projects %>%
  filter(countries == "Indonesia")

indonesia_projects
#> # A tibble: 5 × 15
#>   id    name  countries num_sites tags  notes status data_policy_beltfish data_policy_benthiclit
#>   <chr> <chr> <chr>         <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>  <chr>                <chr>                 
#> 1 02e6… TWP … Indonesia        14 "WCS… ""    Open   Private              Private               
#> 2 3a9e… Aceh… Indonesia        18 "WCS… ""    Open   Private              Private               
#> 3 507d… Kari… Indonesia        43 "WCS… ""    Open   Private              Private               
#> 4 5f13… Copy… Indonesia        43 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary       Public Summary        
#> 5 9de8… XPDC… Indonesia        37 ""    "XPD… Open   Private              Private               
#> # ℹ 6 more variables: data_policy_benthicpit <chr>, data_policy_benthicpqt <chr>,
#> #   data_policy_habitatcomplexity <chr>, data_policy_bleachingqc <chr>, created_on <chr>,
#> #   updated_on <chr>

Alternatively, you can search your projects using mermaid_search_my_projects(), narrowing projects down by name, countries, or tags:

mermaid_search_my_projects(countries = "Indonesia")
#> # A tibble: 7 × 15
#>   id    name  countries num_sites tags  notes status data_policy_beltfish data_policy_benthiclit
#>   <chr> <chr> <chr>         <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>  <chr>                <chr>                 
#> 1 02e6… TWP … Indonesia        14 "WCS… ""    Open   Private              Private               
#> 2 2c0c… Shar… Canada, …        27 ""    "dhf… Open   Public Summary       Public                
#> 3 3a9e… Aceh… Indonesia        18 "WCS… ""    Open   Private              Private               
#> 4 507d… Kari… Indonesia        43 "WCS… ""    Open   Private              Private               
#> 5 5f13… Copy… Indonesia        43 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary       Public Summary        
#> 6 9de8… XPDC… Indonesia        37 ""    "XPD… Open   Private              Private               
#> 7 bacd… Beli… Belize, …        32 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary       Public Summary        
#> # ℹ 6 more variables: data_policy_benthicpit <chr>, data_policy_benthicpqt <chr>,
#> #   data_policy_habitatcomplexity <chr>, data_policy_bleachingqc <chr>, created_on <chr>,
#> #   updated_on <chr>

Then, you can start to access data about your projects, like project sites via mermaid_get_project_sites():

indonesia_projects %>%
  mermaid_get_project_sites()
#> # A tibble: 155 × 12
#>    project  id    name  notes latitude longitude country reef_type reef_zone exposure created_on
#>    <chr>    <chr> <chr> <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>   <chr>     <chr>     <chr>    <chr>     
#>  1 Karimun… a763… Gent… ""       -5.86     111.  Indone… fringing  back reef shelter… 2019-03-2…
#>  2 Copy of… 2458… Gent… ""       -5.86     111.  Indone… fringing  back reef shelter… 2022-11-1…
#>  3 Aceh Ja… 5436… Wisa… ""        5.04      95.4 Indone… fringing  fore reef shelter… 2020-02-2…
#>  4 Aceh Ja… b7d5… Reha… ""        4.84      95.4 Indone… fringing  fore reef shelter… 2020-02-2…
#>  5 Karimun… 0368… Meny… ""       -5.80     110.  Indone… fringing  fore reef shelter… 2019-05-0…
#>  6 Copy of… 4f5f… Meny… ""       -5.80     110.  Indone… fringing  fore reef shelter… 2022-11-1…
#>  7 Aceh Ja… 38f7… Pula… ""        5.08      95.3 Indone… fringing  back reef semi-ex… 2020-02-2…
#>  8 Karimun… 21ae… Batu… ""       -5.81     110.  Indone… fringing  back reef semi-ex… 2019-04-0…
#>  9 Karimun… 371b… Tanj… ""       -5.83     110.  Indone… fringing  back reef semi-ex… 2019-04-0…
#> 10 Karimun… 43d3… Lego… ""       -5.87     110.  Indone… fringing  back reef semi-ex… 2019-03-2…
#> # ℹ 145 more rows
#> # ℹ 1 more variable: updated_on <chr>

Or the managements for your projects via mermaid_get_project_managements():

indonesia_projects %>%
  mermaid_get_project_managements()
#> # A tibble: 30 × 18
#>    project      id    name  name_secondary est_year  size parties compliance open_access no_take
#>    <chr>        <chr> <chr> <chr>             <int> <dbl> <chr>   <chr>      <lgl>       <lgl>  
#>  1 TWP Gili Su… 0975… Zona… "Core Zone"        2013    NA govern… full       FALSE       TRUE   
#>  2 Aceh Jaya C… cc92… Core… ""                 2019    NA commun… full       FALSE       TRUE   
#>  3 Aceh Jaya C… 1498… Tour… ""                 2019    NA commun… low        FALSE       TRUE   
#>  4 Aceh Jaya C… 646c… Fish… ""                 2019    NA commun… low        FALSE       FALSE  
#>  5 Aceh Jaya C… a579… Aqua… ""                 2019    NA commun… low        FALSE       FALSE  
#>  6 Aceh Jaya C… dce8… Reha… ""                 2019    NA commun… low        FALSE       TRUE   
#>  7 Karimunjawa… 8b90… Fish… ""                 2005     0 commun… low        FALSE       FALSE  
#>  8 Karimunjawa… a7e2… Tour… ""                 2005    NA commun… low        FALSE       TRUE   
#>  9 Karimunjawa… bd73… Reha… ""                 2005    NA commun… low        FALSE       TRUE   
#> 10 Copy of Kar… 510a… Fish… ""                 2005     0 <NA>    low        FALSE       FALSE  
#> # ℹ 20 more rows
#> # ℹ 8 more variables: access_restriction <lgl>, periodic_closure <lgl>, size_limits <lgl>,
#> #   gear_restriction <lgl>, species_restriction <lgl>, notes <chr>, created_on <chr>,
#> #   updated_on <chr>

Method data

You can also access data on your projects’ Fish Belt, Benthic LIT, Benthic PIT, Bleaching, and Habitat Complexity methods. The details are in the following sections.

Fish Belt data

To access Fish Belt data for a project, use mermaid_get_project_data() with method = "fishbelt".

You can access individual observations (i.e., a record of each observation) by setting data = "observations":

xpdc <- my_projects %>%
  filter(name == "XPDC Kei Kecil 2018")

xpdc %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data(method = "fishbelt", data = "observations")
#> # A tibble: 3,069 × 52
#>    project   tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure reef_slope
#>    <chr>     <lgl> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>     
#>  1 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  2 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  3 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  4 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  5 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  6 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  7 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  8 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  9 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#> 10 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#> # ℹ 3,059 more rows
#> # ℹ 42 more variables: tide <chr>, current <chr>, visibility <chr>, relative_depth <chr>,
#> #   management <chr>, management_secondary <chr>, management_est_year <lgl>,
#> #   management_size <lgl>, management_parties <lgl>, management_compliance <chr>,
#> #   management_rules <chr>, sample_date <date>, sample_time <time>, depth <dbl>,
#> #   transect_length <dbl>, transect_width <chr>, assigned_transect_width_m <dbl>,
#> #   size_bin <dbl>, observers <chr>, transect_number <dbl>, …

You can access sample units data, which are observations aggregated to the sample units level. Fish belt sample units contain total biomass in kg/ha per sample unit, by trophic group and by fish family:

xpdc %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data("fishbelt", "sampleunits")
#> # A tibble: 246 × 64
#>    project   tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure reef_slope
#>    <chr>     <lgl> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>     
#>  1 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  2 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  3 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  4 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  5 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  6 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  7 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  8 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  9 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#> 10 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#> # ℹ 236 more rows
#> # ℹ 54 more variables: tide <chr>, current <chr>, visibility <chr>, relative_depth <chr>,
#> #   management <chr>, management_secondary <chr>, management_est_year <lgl>,
#> #   management_size <lgl>, management_parties <lgl>, management_compliance <chr>,
#> #   management_rules <chr>, sample_date <date>, sample_time <chr>, depth <dbl>,
#> #   transect_number <dbl>, label <lgl>, size_bin <chr>, transect_length <dbl>,
#> #   transect_width <chr>, biomass_kgha <dbl>, …

And finally, sample events data, which are aggregated further, to the sample event level. Fish belt sample events contain mean total biomass in kg/ha per sample event, by trophic group and by fish family, as well as standard deviations:

xpdc_sample_events <- xpdc %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data("fishbelt", "sampleevents")

xpdc_sample_events
#> # A tibble: 46 × 79
#>    project        tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure tide 
#>    <chr>          <lgl> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>
#>  1 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#>  2 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       fall…
#>  3 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE04     -5.58      132. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#>  4 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE05     -5.47      133. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#>  5 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE06     -5.52      132. fringing  crest     exposed       fall…
#>  6 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE07     -5.57      133. fringing  crest     exposed       fall…
#>  7 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE08     -5.55      133. fringing  crest     exposed       fall…
#>  8 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE09     -5.60      133. fringing  fore reef semi-exposed  fall…
#>  9 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE10     -5.57      133. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#> 10 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE11     -5.59      133. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#> # ℹ 36 more rows
#> # ℹ 69 more variables: current <chr>, visibility <chr>, management <chr>,
#> #   management_secondary <chr>, management_est_year <lgl>, management_size <lgl>,
#> #   management_parties <lgl>, management_compliance <chr>, management_rules <chr>,
#> #   sample_date <date>, depth_avg <dbl>, depth_sd <dbl>, biomass_kgha_avg <dbl>,
#> #   biomass_kgha_sd <dbl>, biomass_kgha_trophic_group_avg_omnivore <dbl>,
#> #   biomass_kgha_trophic_group_avg_piscivore <dbl>, …

Benthic LIT data

To access Benthic LIT data, use mermaid_get_project_data() with method = "benthiclit".

mozambique <- my_projects %>%
  filter(name == "WCS Mozambique Coral Reef Monitoring")

mozambique %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data(method = "benthiclit", data = "observations")
#> # A tibble: 1,569 × 41
#>    project   tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure reef_slope
#>    <chr>     <chr> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <lgl>     
#>  1 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  2 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  3 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  4 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  5 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  6 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  7 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  8 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  9 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#> 10 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#> # ℹ 1,559 more rows
#> # ℹ 31 more variables: tide <chr>, current <lgl>, visibility <lgl>, relative_depth <lgl>,
#> #   management <chr>, management_secondary <lgl>, management_est_year <dbl>,
#> #   management_size <lgl>, management_parties <chr>, management_compliance <chr>,
#> #   management_rules <chr>, sample_date <date>, sample_time <time>, depth <dbl>,
#> #   transect_number <dbl>, transect_length <dbl>, label <lgl>, observers <chr>,
#> #   benthic_category <chr>, benthic_attribute <chr>, …

You can access sample units and sample events the same way.

For Benthic LIT, sample units contain percent cover per sample unit, by benthic category. Sample events contain mean percent cover per sample event, by benthic category, and standard deviations for these values:

mozambique %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data(method = "benthiclit", data = "sampleunits")
#> # A tibble: 63 × 50
#>    project   tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure reef_slope
#>    <chr>     <chr> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <lgl>     
#>  1 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  2 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  3 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  4 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  5 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  6 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.0      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  7 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.1      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  8 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.1      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#>  9 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.1      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#> 10 WCS Moza… WCS … Mozamb… Barr…    -26.1      32.9 barrier   back reef sheltered     NA        
#> # ℹ 53 more rows
#> # ℹ 40 more variables: tide <chr>, current <lgl>, visibility <lgl>, relative_depth <lgl>,
#> #   management <chr>, management_secondary <lgl>, management_est_year <dbl>,
#> #   management_size <lgl>, management_parties <chr>, management_compliance <chr>,
#> #   management_rules <chr>, sample_date <date>, sample_time <time>, depth <dbl>,
#> #   transect_number <dbl>, transect_length <dbl>, label <lgl>, observers <chr>,
#> #   total_length <dbl>, percent_cover_benthic_category_sand <dbl>, …

Benthic PIT data

To access Benthic LIT data, change method to “benthicpit”:

xpdc %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data(method = "benthicpit", data = "observations")
#> # A tibble: 11,100 × 42
#>    project   tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure reef_slope
#>    <chr>     <lgl> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>     
#>  1 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  2 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  3 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  4 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  5 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  6 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  7 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  8 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  9 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#> 10 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#> # ℹ 11,090 more rows
#> # ℹ 32 more variables: tide <chr>, current <chr>, visibility <chr>, relative_depth <chr>,
#> #   management <chr>, management_secondary <chr>, management_est_year <lgl>,
#> #   management_size <lgl>, management_parties <lgl>, management_compliance <chr>,
#> #   management_rules <chr>, sample_date <date>, sample_time <time>, depth <dbl>,
#> #   transect_number <dbl>, transect_length <dbl>, interval_start <dbl>, interval_size <dbl>,
#> #   label <lgl>, observers <chr>, …

You can access sample units and sample events the same way, and the data format is the same as Benthic LIT.

You can return both sample units and sample events by setting the data argument. This will return a list of two data frames: one containing sample units, and the other sample events.

xpdc_sample_units_events <- xpdc %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data(method = "benthicpit", data = c("sampleunits", "sampleevents"))

names(xpdc_sample_units_events)
#> [1] "sampleunits"  "sampleevents"
xpdc_sample_units_events[["sampleunits"]]
#> # A tibble: 111 × 51
#>    project   tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure reef_slope
#>    <chr>     <lgl> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>     
#>  1 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  2 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  3 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  4 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  5 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  6 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  7 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE04     -5.58      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  8 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE04     -5.58      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#>  9 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE04     -5.58      132. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#> 10 XPDC Kei… NA    Indone… KE05     -5.47      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA>      
#> # ℹ 101 more rows
#> # ℹ 41 more variables: tide <chr>, current <chr>, visibility <chr>, relative_depth <chr>,
#> #   management <chr>, management_secondary <chr>, management_est_year <lgl>,
#> #   management_size <lgl>, management_parties <lgl>, management_compliance <chr>,
#> #   management_rules <chr>, sample_date <date>, sample_time <time>, depth <dbl>,
#> #   transect_number <dbl>, transect_length <dbl>, label <lgl>, interval_start <dbl>,
#> #   interval_size <dbl>, observers <chr>, …

Bleaching

To access Bleaching data, set method to “bleaching”. There are two types of observations data for the Bleaching method: Colonies Bleached and Percent Cover. These are both returned when pulling observations data, in a list:

bleaching_obs <- mozambique %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data("bleaching", "observations")

names(bleaching_obs)
#> [1] "colonies_bleached" "percent_cover"

bleaching_obs[["colonies_bleached"]]
#> # A tibble: 1,814 × 43
#>    project        tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure tide 
#>    <chr>          <chr> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <lgl>
#>  1 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  2 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  3 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  4 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  5 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  6 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  7 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  8 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  9 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#> 10 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#> # ℹ 1,804 more rows
#> # ℹ 33 more variables: current <lgl>, visibility <lgl>, relative_depth <lgl>, management <chr>,
#> #   management_secondary <lgl>, management_est_year <dbl>, management_size <lgl>,
#> #   management_parties <chr>, management_compliance <chr>, management_rules <chr>,
#> #   sample_date <date>, sample_time <time>, depth <dbl>, quadrat_size <dbl>, label <chr>,
#> #   observers <chr>, benthic_attribute <chr>, growth_form <chr>, count_normal <dbl>,
#> #   count_pale <dbl>, …

The sample units and sample events data contain summaries of both Colonies Bleached and Percent Cover:

mozambique %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data("bleaching", "sampleevents")
#> # A tibble: 62 × 49
#>    project        tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure tide 
#>    <chr>          <chr> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <lgl>
#>  1 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…    -21.8      35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  NA   
#>  2 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Baby…    -11.0      40.7 fringing  fore reef exposed       NA   
#>  3 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Balu…    -22.0      35.5 patch     fore reef exposed       NA   
#>  4 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Dos …    -12.1      40.6 lagoon    back reef sheltered     NA   
#>  5 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Fing…    -12.9      40.6 fringing  fore reef exposed       NA   
#>  6 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Kisi…    -11.0      40.7 lagoon    back reef sheltered     NA   
#>  7 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Kisi…    -11.0      40.7 lagoon    back reef sheltered     NA   
#>  8 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Kisi…    -11.0      40.7 lagoon    back reef sheltered     NA   
#>  9 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Libe…    -14.5      40.7 fringing  back reef sheltered     NA   
#> 10 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Ligh…    -12.3      40.6 fringing  fore reef exposed       NA   
#> # ℹ 52 more rows
#> # ℹ 39 more variables: current <lgl>, visibility <lgl>, management <chr>,
#> #   management_secondary <lgl>, management_est_year <dbl>, management_size <lgl>,
#> #   management_parties <chr>, management_compliance <chr>, management_rules <chr>,
#> #   sample_date <date>, depth_avg <dbl>, depth_sd <dbl>, quadrat_size_avg <dbl>,
#> #   count_total_avg <dbl>, count_total_sd <dbl>, count_genera_avg <dbl>, count_genera_sd <dbl>,
#> #   percent_normal_avg <dbl>, percent_normal_sd <dbl>, percent_pale_avg <dbl>, …

Habitat Complexity

Finally, to access Habitat Complexity data, set method to “habitatcomplexity”. As with all other methods, you can access observations, sample units, and sample events:

xpdc %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data("habitatcomplexity", "sampleevents")
#> # A tibble: 2 × 33
#>   project tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure tide  current
#>   <chr>   <lgl> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr> <chr>  
#> 1 XPDC K… NA    Indone… KE22     -5.85      133. fringing  fore reef exposed       risi… low/no…
#> 2 XPDC K… NA    Indone… KE24     -5.93      133. fringing  fore reef exposed       risi… low/no…
#> # ℹ 22 more variables: visibility <chr>, management <chr>, management_secondary <chr>,
#> #   management_est_year <lgl>, management_size <lgl>, management_parties <lgl>,
#> #   management_compliance <lgl>, management_rules <chr>, sample_date <date>, depth_avg <dbl>,
#> #   depth_sd <dbl>, score_avg_avg <dbl>, score_avg_sd <dbl>,
#> #   data_policy_habitatcomplexity <chr>, project_notes <chr>, site_notes <lgl>,
#> #   management_notes <lgl>, id <chr>, sample_unit_count <dbl>, project_admins <chr>, …

Multiple methods data

To pull data for both fish belt and benthic PIT methods, you can set method to include both.

xpdc_sample_events <- xpdc %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data(method = c("fishbelt", "benthicpit"), data = "sampleevents")

The result is a list of data frames, containing sample events for both fish belt and benthic PIT methods:

names(xpdc_sample_events)
#> [1] "fishbelt"   "benthicpit"

xpdc_sample_events[["benthicpit"]]
#> # A tibble: 38 × 55
#>    project        tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure tide 
#>    <chr>          <lgl> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>
#>  1 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE02     -5.44      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA> 
#>  2 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE03     -5.61      132. fringing  crest     exposed       fall…
#>  3 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE04     -5.58      132. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#>  4 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE05     -5.47      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA> 
#>  5 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE06     -5.52      132. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#>  6 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE07     -5.57      133. fringing  crest     exposed       <NA> 
#>  7 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE08     -5.55      133. fringing  crest     exposed       fall…
#>  8 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE09     -5.60      133. fringing  fore reef semi-exposed  fall…
#>  9 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE10     -5.57      133. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#> 10 XPDC Kei Keci… NA    Indone… KE11     -5.59      133. fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#> # ℹ 28 more rows
#> # ℹ 45 more variables: current <chr>, visibility <chr>, management <chr>,
#> #   management_secondary <chr>, management_est_year <lgl>, management_size <lgl>,
#> #   management_parties <lgl>, management_compliance <chr>, management_rules <chr>,
#> #   sample_date <date>, depth_avg <dbl>, depth_sd <dbl>,
#> #   percent_cover_benthic_category_avg_sand <dbl>,
#> #   percent_cover_benthic_category_avg_trash <dbl>, …

Alternatively, you can set method to “all” to pull for all methods! Similarly, you can set data to “all” to pull all types of data:

all_project_data <- xpdc %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data(method = "all", data = "all", limit = 1)

names(all_project_data)
#> [1] "fishbelt"          "benthiclit"        "benthicpit"        "benthicpqt"       
#> [5] "bleaching"         "habitatcomplexity"

names(all_project_data[["benthicpit"]])
#> [1] "observations" "sampleunits"  "sampleevents"

Multiple projects

Pulling data for multiple projects is the exact same, except there will be an additional “project” column at the beginning to distinguish which projects the data comes from. Recall that my_projects contains six projects:

my_projects
#> # A tibble: 19 × 15
#>    id                          name  countries num_sites tags  notes status data_policy_beltfish
#>    <chr>                       <chr> <chr>         <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>  <chr>               
#>  1 02e6915c-1c64-4d2c-bac0-32… TWP … Indonesia        14 "WCS… ""    Open   Private             
#>  2 170e7182-700a-4814-8f1e-45… 2018… Fiji             10 "WCS… "Thi… Open   Private             
#>  3 173c2353-3ee3-49d1-b08a-a6… Copy… Fiji              8 "WCS… "Nam… Open   Public Summary      
#>  4 1fbdb9ea-9adf-4038-bbe2-52… a2    Canada, …         9 "WWF… "Nam… Open   Private             
#>  5 2c0c9857-b11c-4b82-b7ef-e9… Shar… Canada, …        27 ""    "dhf… Open   Public Summary      
#>  6 2d6cee25-c0ff-4f6f-a8cd-66… WCS … Mozambiq…        74 "WCS… "Dat… Open   Private             
#>  7 3a9ecb7c-f908-4262-8769-1b… Aceh… Indonesia        18 "WCS… ""    Open   Private             
#>  8 4080679f-1145-4d13-8afb-c2… Mada… Madagasc…        74 "WCS… "MAC… Open   Private             
#>  9 4d23d2a1-774f-4ccf-b567-69… Mada… Madagasc…        16 "WCS… "Mon… Open   Public Summary      
#> 10 507d1af9-edbd-417e-a65c-35… Kari… Indonesia        43 "WCS… ""    Open   Private             
#> 11 5679ef3d-bafc-453d-9e1a-a4… Mada… Madagasc…        33 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary      
#> 12 5f13e6dc-40cc-4ef9-9c16-ae… Copy… Indonesia        43 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary      
#> 13 75ef7a5a-c770-4ca6-b9f8-83… Kubu… Fiji             78 "WCS… ""    Open   Private             
#> 14 7a6bfd69-6635-4281-937c-2b… Copy… Belize           31 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary      
#> 15 9de82789-c38e-462e-a1a8-e0… XPDC… Indonesia        37 ""    "XPD… Open   Private             
#> 16 a1b7ff1f-81cd-4efc-978b-cf… Grea… Fiji             76 "Uni… ""    Open   Private             
#> 17 bacd3529-e0f4-40f4-a089-99… Beli… Belize, …        32 "WCS… ""    Open   Public Summary      
#> 18 d065cba4-ed09-47fd-89fb-22… 2019… Fiji             31 "WCS… "Ble… Open   Private             
#> 19 e1efb1e0-0af8-495a-9c69-fd… 2016… Fiji              8 "WCS… "Nam… Open   Private             
#> # ℹ 7 more variables: data_policy_benthiclit <chr>, data_policy_benthicpit <chr>,
#> #   data_policy_benthicpqt <chr>, data_policy_habitatcomplexity <chr>,
#> #   data_policy_bleachingqc <chr>, created_on <chr>, updated_on <chr>
my_projects %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data("fishbelt", "sampleevents", limit = 1)
#> # A tibble: 13 × 157
#>    project        tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure tide 
#>    <chr>          <chr> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>
#>  1 TWP Gili Sula… WCS … Indone… Peda…    -8.28     117.  fringing  crest     exposed       high 
#>  2 2018_Vatu-i-R… WCS … Fiji    VIR1    -17.3      178.  barrier   fore reef exposed       fall…
#>  3 Sharla test    <NA>  Indone… 1201     -2.02     134.  fringing  fore reef exposed       high 
#>  4 WCS Mozambiqu… WCS … Mozamb… Aqua…   -21.8       35.5 barrier   back reef semi-exposed  <NA> 
#>  5 Aceh Jaya Coa… Vibr… Indone… Abah…     4.99      95.4 fringing  fore reef exposed       high 
#>  6 Madagascar WC… WCS … Madaga… Kisi…   -13.6       48.1 fringing  fore reef exposed       <NA> 
#>  7 Karimunjawa N… WCS … Indone… Batu…    -5.81     110.  fringing  back reef semi-exposed  low  
#>  8 Madagascar Ba… WCS … Madaga… Anta…   -16.4       49.8 fringing  fore reef semi-exposed  <NA> 
#>  9 Kubulau 2009-… WCS … Fiji    C13     -17.0      179.  barrier   fore reef semi-exposed  fall…
#> 10 XPDC Kei Keci… <NA>  Indone… KE02     -5.44     133.  fringing  crest     exposed       risi…
#> 11 Great Sea Ree… Fiji… Fiji    BA02    -17.4      178.  atoll     back reef very shelter… fall…
#> 12 Belize Glover… WCS … Belize  CZFR1    16.7      -87.8 atoll     fore reef exposed       <NA> 
#> 13 2016_Namena M… WCS … Fiji    C3      -17.1      179.  barrier   fore reef exposed       <NA> 
#> # ℹ 147 more variables: current <chr>, visibility <chr>, management <chr>,
#> #   management_secondary <chr>, management_est_year <dbl>, management_size <dbl>,
#> #   management_parties <chr>, management_compliance <chr>, management_rules <chr>,
#> #   sample_date <date>, depth_avg <dbl>, depth_sd <dbl>, biomass_kgha_avg <dbl>,
#> #   biomass_kgha_sd <dbl>, biomass_kgha_trophic_group_avg_omnivore <dbl>,
#> #   biomass_kgha_trophic_group_avg_piscivore <dbl>,
#> #   biomass_kgha_trophic_group_avg_planktivore <dbl>, …

Note the limit argument here, which just limits the data pulled to one record (per project, method, and data combination). This is useful if you want to get a preview of what your data will look like without having to pull it all in.

Accessing covariates

Prior to mermaidr 0.7.0, covariates were automatically included in all mermaid_get_project_data() function calls. Now, to access covariates, include covariates = TRUE in the function call:

my_projects %>%
  head(1) %>%
  mermaid_get_project_data("fishbelt", "sampleevents", limit = 1, covariates = TRUE)
#> # A tibble: 1 × 87
#>   site_id project tags  country site  latitude longitude reef_type reef_zone reef_exposure tide 
#>   <chr>   <chr>   <chr> <chr>   <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>
#> 1 369a0b… TWP Gi… WCS … Indone… Peda…    -8.28      117. fringing  crest     exposed       high 
#> # ℹ 76 more variables: current <chr>, visibility <chr>, aca_geomorphic <chr>,
#> #   aca_benthic <chr>, andrello_grav_nc <dbl>, andrello_sediment <dbl>,
#> #   andrello_nutrient <dbl>, andrello_pop_count <dbl>, andrello_num_ports <dbl>,
#> #   andrello_reef_value <dbl>, andrello_cumul_score <dbl>, beyer_score <dbl>,
#> #   beyer_scorecn <dbl>, beyer_scorecy <dbl>, beyer_scorepfc <dbl>, beyer_scoreth <dbl>,
#> #   beyer_scoretr <dbl>, management <chr>, management_secondary <chr>,
#> #   management_est_year <dbl>, …

You can also access covariates at the site level, using mermaid_get_project_sites() with covariates = TRUE:

my_projects %>%
  mermaid_get_project_sites(covariates = TRUE)
#> # A tibble: 662 × 27
#>    project             id    name  notes latitude longitude country reef_type reef_zone exposure
#>    <chr>               <chr> <chr> <chr>    <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>   <chr>     <chr>     <chr>   
#>  1 Great Sea Reef 2019 0235… BA09  ""       -17.4      178. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#>  2 Great Sea Reef 2019 0879… BA16  ""       -17.2      178. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#>  3 Great Sea Reef 2019 1925… BA15  ""       -17.2      178. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#>  4 Great Sea Reef 2019 19e6… YA02  ""       -17.0      177. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#>  5 Great Sea Reef 2019 20ae… BA11  ""       -17.3      178. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#>  6 Great Sea Reef 2019 2af4… BA12  ""       -17.3      178. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#>  7 Great Sea Reef 2019 2f08… BA10  ""       -17.3      178. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#>  8 Great Sea Reef 2019 364f… YA08  ""       -17.0      177. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#>  9 Great Sea Reef 2019 3888… YA03  ""       -16.9      177. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#> 10 Great Sea Reef 2019 3ceb… LW07  "Adj…    -17.6      177. Fiji    atoll     back reef very sh…
#> # ℹ 652 more rows
#> # ℹ 17 more variables: aca_geomorphic <chr>, aca_benthic <chr>, andrello_grav_nc <dbl>,
#> #   andrello_sediment <dbl>, andrello_nutrient <dbl>, andrello_pop_count <dbl>,
#> #   andrello_num_ports <dbl>, andrello_reef_value <dbl>, andrello_cumul_score <dbl>,
#> #   beyer_score <dbl>, beyer_scorecn <dbl>, beyer_scorecy <dbl>, beyer_scorepfc <dbl>,
#> #   beyer_scoreth <dbl>, beyer_scoretr <dbl>, created_on <chr>, updated_on <chr>